Weddings in the WW (Was: Sharing names - Heritage)

[Chelle]

No: HPFGUIDX 98785

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "muscatel1988" <cottell at d...> wrote:

> 
> There must be, by assumption, some sort of ceremony, which would, in 
> the WW, be legally binding.  But the point is that the Muggle 
> authorities would have no record of such a union, so that if a 
> Muggle and a witch/wizard were to be married only by the WW 
> ceremony, a child born to them would, for Muggle legal purposes, be 
> illegitimate.  
> 

Just because normal people don't know about witches and wizards dosn't
mean there aren't records that are cross filed. We know the British
authorities know about the WW because Fudge has to make explinations
for revealing Sirius was on the loose in PoA.
I can't imagine he popped into the Prime Minister's fire one night,
did some parlor tricks and went:
"Now that you see magic is real, I have to confess there are hundreds
of us, we have our own hidden communities, and I hate to say it but
there's a maniac on the loose. Terribly sorry."
Wizarding weddings would probably be impressive, but I'm sure they
make arrangements for mixed marriages.
Speaking of mixed marriages, Seamus says in the first book that his
father finding out his mother was a witch was a bit of a shock. I
always took this to mean Mr. Finnegan didn't know Mrs. Finnegan was a
witch until after she was a Mrs. Possibly even up to the point when
Seamus got his letter. (His mum does seem to be a bit out of touch...)
Maybe that's part of the Statude of Secrecy as well. If you marry a
muggle you have to forsake magic unless your child requires training.

~ Chelle